The National Radiation Emergency Response team has recovered all the radioactive Cobalt-60 sources from a Gamma cell which was scattered in a scrap yard at Mayapuri in Delhi, exposing eight persons to radiation. According to BARC sources, in all 16 Cobalt pencils were recovered, of which four were intact and others were scattered in pieces as they were dismantled in the scrap yard. Some were recovered even outside Delhi. <br/>The Gamma cell was auctioned by the Delhi University's Chemistry department to a scrap dealer leading to radiation leak in Mayapuri. Eight people were exposed to high radiation. While one person died, two others are in a serious condition. Others are undergoing treatment.<br/>
News On AIR | May 5, 2010 1:30 PM
Radiation response team recovers 16 cobalt pencils from Gamma cell in Delhi